The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.


Christian Science has Deen an
absorbing theme of conversation III
Ketchum during the week, not
only among those who hope to Sc
cure the rich benefits it promises,
but among all classes of citizens, and
wonderful interest is manifested
in regard to the peculiar theory.
Call it what you may, Faith Cure,
Odic Force, or as it is claimed Di-
vine control over the body, it GER
tainly has had the faculty of pro-
ducing a marked degree of interest
since the lecture given on last Sat
urday night by Mrs Rothrock.
During the week her parlors have
been thronged with people; some
seekers after the new truth, others
brought thither out of idle curiosity
and not few with an earnest de-
sire to test the wonderful power
and find relief from bodily all
ments and physical deformities. 1t
is a source of wonder to note the
number who suffer some affection
and want to be cured. If the heal
ing power is transmitted to the
patient through Divine influence
it is certain that the Almighty
must have extended his circle of
Ketchum acquaintance to Il consid-
able degree. The one pervading
question is, how is a cure effected,
and even those who have already
been treated can find no expla-
nation as to the mode OF opera
alton; for apparently there is
none to describe and a patient is
treated equally as we'll at home
without the presence Of the healer
as in the lady's private parlOr.
During the week Mrs. Rothrock
has treated number of cases
mainly of minor complaints, but
several of serious complications
in which should cure be effected
would place Christian Science
high in the estimation of its pres
ent scoffers. The two most import
ant cases in which interest centers
are those of Miss Ida Bourgeois
who has been blind for sixteen
years, and Mr.. William Marlatt
who has had withered leg since
childhood. Conversing with Miss
Bourgeois regarding the treatment
she expressed herself as exceedingly
hopeful and really thought tha
after the third treatment received
she could family discern object
with the left eye. Whether this i
really imaginary or the results o
the treatment remains to be de
termined, but if Mrs. Rothrock Cal
restore the sight to Miss Bourgeois
eyes she can convert the Who'll
town to belief in the wonderful
? power. A number of the patient
! who have been treated during tn
week have been interviewed am
their experience appears TO be di
versified. Some say they found n
relief whatever, while others ar
loud in their praise over what ha
e already been accomplished in thei
individual case and implicitly be
lieve that complete cure is merel
a question of time. One well know
o gentleman who sought to be re
: lieved of an attack of dyspepsi
: has found his love Of smokin
to have vanished and cares II
more for a cigar, although for year
y he has been an incessant smoke
Z So far as to the real merit {
Christian Science is concerne
many reserve their opinion unit
a something is done to substantial
IS its wonderful claims. While tn
lame, deaf, blind and paralyzed ma
:, have been cured in other place
5, demonstration of such fact
q needed to convince the people hel
that the time when signs and VOL
: ders are performed has returned
} In the cure of minor ailments, ply
!. sicians often adopt means simils
II to those of the Christian Science
that is of working upon the min
u of the patient, surrounding hir
n with external conditions favorab
s to n cure under the influence
= which the ofttimes imaginary il
ness disappears.